The so-called literati refers to people with literary and moral cultivation, or scholars, literati, commonly known as scholars, and is a synonym for intellectuals in ancient times. In modern times, Chen Hengke believed that literati have four elements: "character, knowledge, talent, and thought. Only with these four can they be perfect." And "literati flower arrangement" refers to a spiritual expression in which literati use flowers to express their inner emotions. Flower arrangement - literati flowers.

This book is divided into three parts. The first part: The art of flower arrangement by Chinese literati. It focuses on explaining the spiritual and artistic characteristics of Chinese literati, as well as the brief history of flower arrangement and its modeling characteristics. Most of the flower arrangements by literati are spontaneous and casual innovations, so they are often tangible but not formless (indeterminate). They like mental image flowers (lyrical) such as study arrangement, and conceptual flowers (narrative) such as hall arrangement, and they lightly describe landscape flowers (more imitative), and rarely model flowers (too deliberate). These two styles are far from the original intention of literati creation.

The middle part mainly introduces the essentials of literati flower arrangement. How to arrange literati flowers well is a question that learners are concerned about. If you are also interested, you may want to give it a try.

The next article mainly shows us the appreciation of literati flower works. Literati flowers use landscapes, flowers, plants, bamboo and wood to express the soul or personal depression, highlight human nature, pay attention to interest and charm, and pay attention to literary cultivation. They have a deep understanding of the expression of the artistic conception and the profound symbolism of the works.

What? You have the nerve to call yourself a scholar if you don't know flower arrangement? It doesn't matter if you don't know. Life is a process of constantly improving yourself. It's time to improve yourself. Let's enjoy it together with the editor.

【Look at the leisurely thoughts】

The literati's mind is on arranging flowers and leaves, which is also the ideal of spiritual tailoring.

【Elegant】

In Zhang Qiande's "Plate of Vase Flowers" in the Ming Dynasty, white camellia and rock osmanthus are listed as second-grade flowers, which is a recognition of flowers from the perspective of literati flower arrangement.

【Picking a flower】

A few petals are just beginning to contain snow, solitary and difficult to draw. There is a rhythm in the fragrance, so pure that you don’t feel the cold.

• About the author: Huang Yongchuan, a native of Chiayi, Taiwan, is good at art history and Chinese painting, and also studies the history and theory of flower arrangement art. He has written books such as "Research on Emerging Art in the Six Dynasties", "Ancient Flower Arrangement Art", "Classical Festival Flower Arrangement", "The Way of Camellia", "Flower Arrangement Art", "Analysis of Vase History", "Analysis of Vase Flower Catalogue", "Caiqinzhai Flower Theory", etc. Some of them have been selected and translated into English and Japanese.

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